Portable WiFi—also called mobile WiFi or mobile routers—is exactly what it sounds like: small, easily transportable devices that act just like your WiFi router at home. Instead of being ...

Is the Mobile Internet Device dead on arrival? Or, has the MID — a ‘Net-connected device that’s usually described as being bigger than a smartphone and smaller than a netbook — just not ...

A mobile hotspot is a portable device that creates WiFi from a cellular data plan, allowing you to connect your phone, tablet, laptop, or most any other device to Internet service when you need to ...

In contrast, mobile hotspots connect directly to a cellular network, which lets you connect your laptop and other devices to the internet anywhere there’s cell service. There’s also a third ...

The good: Wi-Fi radio that tunes in to thousands of free Internet radio stations; portable using six AA batteries ... The good: Solid device with a sleek, utilitarian design and a unique, engaging ...

A dedicated portable Wi-Fi hotspot can be a good alternative if you’re in need of an internet connection while you’re on the go, allowing you to connect several Wi-Fi-enabled devices at one ...

No more flat batteries on your laptop. With the mobile internet device (MID), you can enjoy an always-on connection, long battery life and a decent-sized screen, all in a package that will fit in ...

A key consideration with any mobile device is how it connects to the internet, as this largely detemines what useful work you'll be able to do with it. Notebooks routinely have wired Ethernet ...

MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) are being pushed by some notebook OEMs and silicon suppliers as the next big convergent handheld category. I've seen some presentations pitching the notion that they ...

Learn More. Size matters, and it’s a good time to be small. New data from iSuppli predicts that by 2012 the mobile Internet device category is expected to grow by a factor of eight from 2007 ...